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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
An Esquimau Dog With q History.

Wolf, the nigh leader of the dog
team that drew the sledges in the ia
nous Greedy Arctic expedition, says the
San Francisco Chronicle, is now res
ident of Oakland, having spent the
summer there for his health. He may
be seen at the home of John w. Nc
Neil, painter, living at No. $40 Lydia
street, where he is kept at the expense
of Gen. Sherman, his owner. Wolf
has history. He is the only dog ever
enlisted in the United States navy, and
after the close of the expedition Wolf
was given his regular papers of honor
able discharge from the government
employ. Lieut.. Greedy, in whose pos
session Wolf fell, presented him to
Gen. Sherman, who has ever since kept
him. The hot eastern summers have
been very trying on VOLTS cold blood,
and this summer he was sent to Cali
fornia that he might escape the heat.
He was sent consigned to George III.
King, of San Francisco, who had a
brother-in-law in the expedition. Mr..
King placed him in the care of Mr.. Nc
Neil. Wolf is large animal, with
long, gray, silky hair, and possesses
superior lnLolUSence-
A reporter who called to see him
yesterday found him the good natured
victim of half a dozen children who
rolled about him. He preserved the
gravest demeanor, and was evidently
weighing some very serious matters.
Wolf was born in the north some eight
years ago, and taught to draw sledges
across the frozen sea by his Esquimau
masters When Lieut.. Greedy was fit
ting out the expedition he chose Wolf
for his superior strength, and the ami
mails wonderful intelligence, that
seemed almost human, won him the
honor and distinction of ''nigh" lead
er. The off leader was Tiger, " whose
name also often figures among the in
cidents of the expedition. These were
the dogs who led that unfortunate band
of explorers northward, often at the
rate of 165 miles per day.
Wolf is the sole survivor of his team,
Tiger being the last to yield to starva
TONS demands. The story is told,
too, that Wolf, by the laws by which
one man lost his life should have died,
but because he was dog he was per-
mitted to live. After Lieut.. Henry's
death Wolf was caught in the act of
stealing a human arm from the corpse
larder of the starving survivors. He
was only dog, and they let him live.
Wolf will be returned to his eastern
home this winter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
The Care Of the Hands.

1t is the nature of refined woman
to desire neat-lookin@ hands at the
least, not for the reason that they are
the badge of gentility," but that
rough, with broken and disfgured
nails, they are an unceasing offense
to her own eyes. | heard a lady
laughingly say she need never trim her
nails; the soda she used In cleansing
her milk cans cut them down for her.
| shuddered even at the idea. | would
not have shirked the can-washing, but
| would have managed it with Il mop.
Household work and neat hands are
not as incompatible as they seem, if
every means possible is used for the
protection of the hands. / will not
say pretty hands, because work must
enlarge the joints, thicken, and. as
one grows older. mar the shape; but,
with little trouble, working hand
may be kept soft and white, with reg
ular, smooth nails First, there are
rubber gauntlets, costing a moderate
price. They can be worn while wash
ing dishes, busting and sweeping, and
in doing any work taat will not cut
the rubber. An old pair, of buckskin
gloves, with plenty of newspaper,
will keep the hands spotless in trim
ming and cleaning lamps, and free
from the lamp-black, so permeating
and hard to remove. In short, the
rule must be: Whatever can be done
with gloves, must never be done with
out them. When work is done, wash
the hands in tepid water, pressing the
skin back at the base of the nail with
the towel as you wipe them. Pour in
the palm few drops of glycerine, rub
well together, and wipe dry If sticky,
powder lightly with starch. At night
anoint we'll with glycerine, and sleep
in gloves, or powder thickly with
starch, which will whiten, as we'll as
prevent soiling, the bed-clothes.
The care of the nails, as taught by
professionals, is elaborate, though eX-
cellent in It's results, increasing their
beauty and making them less liable to
break. But few busy women can
spare the time in the morning for such
treatment, and are too tired at night,
The simple means I suggest will pro-
duce hands that, while they minister
to his wants, tender husband may
well desire to touch with his lips
Clara Grumpy Beia91e, ia Good House
keeD13z0
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
Winter Resorts for InvaIids.
Asheville. North Carolina in

Asheville. North Carolina, in re-
spect of beauty of location and fine
scenery, is unsurpassed in our coun-
try by any health resort known to me
excepting Estes Park, in Colorado. 1t
has long been favorite summer re-
sort by the residents of other Southern
States, and is now attracting attention
in the North both as a summer and
winter resort. Its reputation for
health and elevated position gives it
strong claims for consideration. For
those who are only delicate. without
settled disease, it offers some marked
advantages for yearly residence.
As a stopping-place both going and
returning for invalids who winter in
a mllder climate, and also rs 4 resi-
dence for such from the middle of
April to December, it is deserving Of
attention. A majority of those in
danger from consuml ton or chronic
throat troubles, | believe. would find
their chances of permanent relief
greater if they would remain all the
year as far south as Asheville. Board
lighthouses and hotels are numerous.
and the cost Of living is still very rea-
sonable and inexpensive.
Aiken, South Carolina, has assumed
Il prominence for several reasons. It
is located on high ridge of pine and
sandy land, with a soil so porous that
there is almost a total absence of damp
exhalations. 1t is naturally healthy,
has good water and dry air-too dry
at times for some invaiids. It's sur
roundings, as whole, are favorable
to consumptives eight months in the
year-from the middle of April to the
middle of December. During the
other months the town of Aiken is
subject, by reason of its elevated posi-
ton, to high winds, the climate is
variable, and changes of temperature
sudden and great. The winds may
be partially obviated by selecting
sheltered location, but for the varia-
tions of temperature there is no RENE
DIV
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
Girls Who Court Beauty.

The handsOmest woman | ever saw
was one who took great care of her
health. When | knew her she was
over thirty, but no girl of sixteen that
L had ever seen had roster cheeks or
brighter eyes. OF course she was nat
urally fine looking, but the attention
she gave to matters of hygiene added
to and preserved her beauty. What
did she do? [ don't know that l can
recount all, but | remember her tell
ing me she took a sponge bath every
morning; was particular about the
ventilation of her apartments; took
long walks when she could ate but
little meat, much fruit and cereals
whenever she could get them. An
other thing she did which she tried
without success to get me to do, she
drank her coffee without milk or cream
diluted with water
The reason she took her coffee so
was because her physicians told her
it was healthier to drink it in this way.
Whether the practice added to her
personal charms or not | don't know.
On the whole she was certainly repaid
for her systematic habits, and as GER
tainly there was nothing arduous
about the performance of them. Nor
was there anything bizarre about them
as, it seems to me, there is about the
following account | read of a Chicago
belle: ITO keep the suppleness of her
figure she stands one hour daily, tif-
teen minutes at u time, with her hands
on her hips before a long mirror, and
bending her knees out from each other
she sinks slowly down to the floor as
low as possible, then as slowly upris
ing, meantime moving her arms in
any direction to their utmost length,
out or up, forward or back, until
when she stands erect they are ready
to be placed on her hips again.
each movement is repeated, every
time little accelerated, until at the
end of thirteen minutes it is done
quickly, and fine color IS in her
cheek She then lies down on per-
fectly fiat couch, without pillow, un-
til her breath comes smooth and reg
ular, as it will in the two minutes left
in her quarter of an hour. When she
plays good deal of tennis she cuts
down her exercising one half" OF
course the benefit to be derived from
this procedure is not TO be questioned,
whatever may be thought Of 1T besides.
1t is easy to see her whole body thus
receives good exercise, adding to the
grace Of her own form, identifying
her complexion, and making her
stronger and healthier. San Fran
cisco Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
The Recent Growth OF the Argentine
Republic.

During the last twenty-five years
the population of the Argentine Re-
public has increased 1914 per cent,
while that of the United States has in
creased but 70 per cent, and the city
of Buenos Ayres is growing faster then
Minneapolis or Denver. Last year it
received 124, 900 immigrants from Eu-
rope, and the natural increase is very
large. The newcomers are mostly
Italians and Basques, with a sprinkling
of Germans, Swiss, and SWedes. To
tempt the immigrants into the agri-
cultural districts the government has
enacted land laws even more liberal
than ours. Each head of family is
entitled to 250 acres free, and as much
more as he desires to purchase, to q
limit of 1900 acres, at about seventy
five cents an acre in our money. Or
the settler may acquire 1900 acres free
after five years by planting 200 acres
to grain and twenty-four acres to tim
ber Free transportation from Buenos
Ayres to the place of location is grant
ed to all settlers and their families,
exemption from taxation for ten years,
and colonization societies are organ
lied which issue bonds guaranteed by
the government, the proceeds OF which
are loaned to the settlers in sums not
greater than 81, 600, for five years, with
interest at six per cent, upon the Gull
| tivation of a certain amount of land
and the erection of a certain amount
| of improvements. The results of these
beneficent laws are conspicuous. In
1886 nearly nine hundred thousand
acres of wild land was ploughed and
planted. One firm in Buenos Ayres
sold 1900 reapers manufactured in the
United States, and other firms a lesser
number; elevators are being erected
upon the banks of the rivers, from
which wheat is loaded into vessels fol-
Brazil and Europe, and the average
crop was twenty-five bushels of wheat
to the acre. William b. CARTS, ia
Harper Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
Erastus wiman and nrrs. Gould.

1t is pretty generally understood that
Mr.. Robert Garrett has never liked
Mr.. JAY Gould, and the statement that
he was not particularly partial to Mr..
George Gould would stand its own
weight It is not generally known,
however, that Robert CARROTS dislike
for Gould pere and Gould fits has been
transmitted to Mrs. Robert Garrett,
who, with woman's fine and deadly
instinct, selected the most vulnerable
spot in the enemy's armor, and made
a stab at father and son through the
latter's young and lovely wife. The
incident occurred at the Montreal ear
nival last winter. The marquis of
Lansdowne, encouragement of Can
ada, and Lady Lansdowne were pres
ent, and they naturally attracted an
attendance that was not only unuSu-
ally large, but was in great part com
posed of people who moved in the best
social circles of Canada.
Among the Americans who were
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Garrett and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gould. They were members of the
same carnival party, and had travelled
together from New York. Mrs. Gar
rett had been presented to Lady Lans-
downe, and casually mentioned the
fact two or three times. Mrs. George
Gould, who had not been presented to
Lady Lansdowne, was, naturally
enough, DESTROYS to meet the first lady
of Canada. and candidly said so.
There is rule. generally rigidly en-
forced, that at such public affairs as a
carnival, for instance, no strangers
shall be presented to Lady Lansdowne.
This rule, however, is occasionally
broken, but on rare occasions, and
only when the consent of Lady Lans-
downe to its infraction has been OBJ
tanned.
Knowing his wife's desire in the mat
ter, George Gould asked Robert Gar
rett if Mrs. Garrett would act as me-
dunn. Mrs. Garrett coldlv refused.
She did not think Lady Lansdowne
would care to meet young woman
T1A had been an actress. This re-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29

fusal came to the ears or a rev orker
who was on the most friendly terms
with Lord Lansdowne, and who was
besides, on intimate terms with Robert
Garrett and George Gould. The mat
ter was put in his hands, or, rather,
he took possession of it. He told Lord
Lansdowne that the wife of Il New
Yorker was anxious to be presented to
the marchoness. The lady had been
an actress, and good one: she was a
lovely woman, and as bright and as
good as she was lovely. Could the
rule be broken in her favor?
Broken! Lord Lansdowne said it
could be utterly smashed. His wife
would be most happy to meet Mrs.
George Gould. He claimed the honor
of an introduction to Mrs. Gould, and
having obtained it, presented Mrs.
Gould to Lady Lansdowne, who was
delighted with the lovely New Yorker,
and was SO gracious that Mrs. Gould
was afterward the center of attraction.
The New Yorker who engineered the
affair so deity is handy man to
know. His name is Erastus Wiman.
-Ne9O York. Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
The Hotel Clerks Story.

Speaking of the rush, couple came
in one evening and asked for a room
Said they'd been looking everywhere
an lcouldn't get accommodated. When
l told them we were full, they asked
permission to sit in the reading-room,
which, as they looked respectable, |
readily granted. When | came off
watch in the morning the man thanked
me for my kindness and asked what
the charge was. I told him nothing.
Then he handed me silver dollar and
said, keep that. [ gave it back to
him and said he didn't owe me any
thing. He looked sad for a moment,
then frightened up and persuasively
suggested: |'Wen, take half of it
then" That was too much for me-
Hotel Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
Mrs. Crook a Public Benefactor.

The wife OF Gen. Crook, the Indian
fighter, is regarded as public bene-
factor by the people Of Arizona. 1t
came about in this way: She was
travelling across the territory by rail
several years ago. Her lunches had
been provided by city caterer, and
the most striking feature of them
was the abundance of watercresses.
There were altogether too many crosses
to suit Mrs. Crooks taste, and accord
ingIy she threw them out of the win
dow. But she did not dispose of them
haphazard. The country is crossed by
innumerable brooks, and it was only
in passing them that Mrs. Crook threw
out the superfuous crosses. They took
root on the spots where the fell and
multiplied with marvellous rapidity-
The result is that to-day this delicate
appetizer is to be found in almost all
parts of the territory where before
Mrs. Crooks chance sowing it was en-
tirely unknown.-Nev York Sun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
"Queer" People in New Work.

Of all the reflex celebrities, the man
who looks or thinks he looks like the
late President Arthur, and who travels
on the strength of such resemblance,
is the most complacent. He is large
and florid, and he wears his whiskers
and mustacne after the manner of the
late President. He made quite rep
utation in Broadway saloons and cafes
while the late Gen. Arthur was alive,
and, on the death of that amiable
and distinguished gentleman, he had
the good taste to stay under cover for
month or two. Now, however, he is
abroad again, posing as the hero of q
chance resemblance, and smiling
when be is alluded to as the 'tGhost
An exceedingly plain and unimpres-
sive-looking woman was making her
way slowly down Broadway yesterday,
when she discovered her reflection in
big mirror that had been set out on
the sidewalk. Thereupon she stopped
short, crossed with an air of elegant
leisure to the mirror, and, stepping up
to it, surveyed herself compIacently,
rearranged her hat, lifted her veil,
took what is known I believe as a
powder rag" from her hand satchel,
touched up her face with an air of
pleasantly and repose, and then
dropped the rag in the satchel again.
After this she fixed her veil with salts
faction, gave her hustle two or three
vicious thumps, pulled down tire back
of her dress, pulled down her collar,
and sailed down the street again, OBJ
served of all observers, but not en-
barrassed in the slightest degree by
the attention she had attracted. -NeW
York San.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
Daniel Manning's New York Life.

Daniel Manning's physician told him
some time ago that he must not climb
stairs at his office or even at home. No
matter whether it was flight of TWEEN
ty or a staircase of ten steps. Mr..
Manning was instructed that it would
not be advisable to exhaust any of his
energy in such way. 1t became ne
cessary for him, therefore, to have an
elevator erected in his new home at
20 9Th avenue. 1t is worked by a series
of pulleys and balance weights, and
runs from the rear to the main en-
trance hall to the second floor, upon
which Mr.. Manning has his sleeping
apartments.
The ex-sccretarys New York life has
settled into regular channels. He
rises about s, breakfasts and reads the
papers between 9 and 10, and then
leaves in his coupe for his bank. There
he attends to business until 2 D. M, or
u little later, when his carriage takes
him home. Dinner is served then and
rest or reading follows until Z, when
the family have supper. In the even
ing Mr.. Manning reads-he had a large
and well-selected collection of books
at Albany, not all Of which have been
brought to New Y ork-or receives call
ers, and then between 10 and II he
goes to bed. Many of his visitors are
politicians, and talk plenty of politics
to him, but he listens and says little in
return. On other subjects he is more
outspoken. Every day after dinner
the family 90 out riding, often accom-
panied by the head. Once or twice a
week they go to the theatre. -Nea0
York San.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
She Couldn't.

There is a foor-walker in one of the
large dry goods stores in this city
whose great toes point toward each
other in the most friendly manner.
s.What will you have, madame" said
he to an Irish woman who was looking
helplessly around.
Calico"
s.Walk this way"
walk that way, is it! Sure I'd
have We to know, sur, that my legs is
not built like that, and | couldn't walk
that way if you'd give me the whole
sture. "--N6U York. Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
Chester Dawes, son of the Massachu-

Chester Dawes, son of the Massachu-
sets Senator, is one of the assistant
counsels for the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy railroad, and has an office
in Chicago. He was graduated from
Yale in the class of &c. a few days
ago he was looking out of his office
window and caught sight of Creighton
Webb, q college class-mate. Dawes
called to Webb to come up to his Of
flee. 1--WE got friend with me, )" an
swered Webb. ''Trot him up, old man, =
was the cordial answer, When the
pair reached the Office Dawes was
somewhat astonished on being pre-
scented by Webb to His Grace the
Duke of Marlborough"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29
Defensive OuGwOrks.

Little Edith-'ish I was as big as
Elsie.
Mother-You should not have such
a wish as that, Edith; you want to
keep young as long as you can.
Little Edith (not SO sure)-I don't
know about that. If ] was as big as
sister Elsie I'd wear hustle, and then
you couldn't spank me any more.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29

A Miss Moore, of Cincinnati, who
went out to visit friends in Los Angeles,
CAL, Il year ago, is now worth S125,-
900. She invested few hundred dol
lars in Southern California lands, the
boom developed her holdings, and she
is now rich enough to preclude the
possibility of dying an old maid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29

In parts of GaHatin county, Mon
tana, over one hundred bushels of oats
have been raised to the acre.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29

great Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way, and has been actively interested
in railroad and steamship enterprises
ever since.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-12-29

A Vassar Mich.) baby eats carpet
tacks and mice.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23

and establish low rate of fares, and
it will be very surprising if many peo-
pie of Los Angeles of the class that
can afford it do not purchase lots and
build residences in San Juan and
make their summer homes here. As
a matter of fact, and speaking from an
unprejudiced standpoint, it is as far
superior to Santa Monica or Long
Beach as daylight is to darkness. A
great number of lots have been sold
in San Juan by-the-Sea at prices
which astonish people who invest in
the average townsite, but, truth to
tell, lots at San Juan are worth lit
tie more than they are at other places.
The management will spare no pains
or expense to make this the summer
resort of California. If it is not made
so there will be mistake somewhere,
as nature has been very bountiful in
her gifts to San Juan.
The HERALD will have more to say
about this place, but in the meantime
the wise man will get in and load
himself up with7'a few San Juan lots
and sell some of them for enough
profit to build himself fine res
dence on the one he reserves.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
PearIine
s. Sun Set.,.

GO west, young man, go west" to "Sun
Set."-HoRACE GREELEY.
Sale of lots begins Monday morning
August 10th, at room 16, over Los Angeles
National Bank upstairs.
+. T.. HALL Secretary
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-23
THE RAILROAD.

The roadbed of the Atchison, Topeka
and santa Fe road is graded through
San Juan by-the-sea, and in two weeks
from the date of this article the iron
= arse will come snorting and cavort-
ING In this seaside resort. By rail it
- about sixty miles from Los Angeles,
or three times the distance OF Santa
Monica and Long Beach. 1t is
the intention of the railroad COM
pany to put on fast trains
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-10-01

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